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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 7752062, member: 8033&quot;]Spare spending money is one way of looking at it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately with the high mintage of modern coins those won&#039;t see any significant premium for a long time. Like maybe your great grandkids could make a few bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I worked in a shop for about 10 years until I ended up on disability and believe me, dealers looking for such coins are few and far between.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might consider using those to buy a coin already proven to retain value. We had a customer like that. We called him the &quot;cooler guy&quot; because the first time he came in he had a small cooler full of rolls of state quarters that his uncle had hoarded.</p><p>He knew nothing about coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The good news was he got hooked on real coins and did his homework. He ended up buying things like 1877 Indian cents, 1955 double die Lincolns and 16D Mercuries to name a few.</p><p>It all started from rolls of quarters.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still buy the occasional roll of halves or dollars at the bank. I spend them. Not long ago I ran into a slew of BU 2017 halves. Retail about $4 each.</p><p>Honestly can&#039;t say I was excited but figured maybe I&#039;d make a buck or two.</p><p>Called all the local dealers (hey I know them all well enough<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p>None needed them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Key word is needed not wanted. Not like they fly off the shelves, just more clutter for them so they all passed and I would have sold for 60 cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know a few casual collectors so I &quot;sold&quot; them to those people at my cost. Face value that is.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope I didn&#039;t sound like some type of snob when I said real coins but look at it this way. You can take that clutter and turn it into just a few coins that are proven. Plus, if the dealer is in a good mood they just might give you a few extra bucks on the trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck (whatever you decide).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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